Device for securing hats, caps, or bonnets to the head.



A.T GARDNER. I DBVICEAFOR SEGURIG HATS, CAPS, OR BONNETS T0 THE HEAD. APPLICATION FILED DEO. 8, 1911.v

1,047,780. Patented Dec. 17,1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANDGRAEH co..WAsHlNnToN, D. c.

A. T. GARDNER.

DEVICE EOE SECUEING HATS, GARS, 0E EoNNETs To THE HEAD.

l APILIOATION FILED DEO. 8, 1911. 1,047,780. Patented Deo. 1-7, 1912.

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ARTHUR THOMAS GARDNER, or sn; BiiLLs, ENGLAND;

l. vDEVICE FOR sECURrNG HATs, CAPs, oRVRoNNETs To THE HEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Head, of which the following is a specication.

curing hats, caps, bonnets, and the like covy erings onto the head of the wearer, and has for its object to provide an attaching de-Y f n vice in connection with such head-covering that will by a simple action enter and connect such head-cover` with the hair of the wearer, and by a reverse action release such y headrovering. l

' The device according to this invention comprises a series of prongs, pins, or wires,

adapted to be fitted as hereafter described, inside the crown of a ladys hat, head-cover ingorthe like, so that they can be caused by the vertical, or rotary movement of a rod or the like, actuated externallyy to the said crown, to enter and kcatch the'hair of the wearer, and so secure the hat or like coverying to the head of the wearer, andfby a re verse movement of such rod ycanvbe released, means being `provided for locking the device when'ninV use, to prevent. itfrom lbeing inadvertently released. n i

In the carrying out of this invention there is provided a bell-mouthtube or the like, of

any suitable material, 'and yadapted to be placed inside the crown of the hat or like head-covering, and attached' by a l plate, plates, or the like, to the material ofwhich the lieadecovering is composed. The bellmouth tube or` the like, is provided Awith side r,holes or slots forming guides through which the prongs are extended, the inne'i` ends of vthe prongs being hinged to adisk .placed inside kthe bell-mouth and attached to and worked, as hereinafter described, bya plunger or rotated rod or the like, Loperated from le outside of the crown of the hat or the i re. Having thus generally described the yobjectnature and effect of the invention, I

. v willynow proceed` to describe it with reference to the yaccompanying drawings which This invention relates to a device for se# illustrate certain arrangements and, construction of parts according. to this inven-r tion, `applied to a'hat.

In thevarious iguresthe saine or corresponding parts are designatedby the Lsaine letters of reference `and they correspond with those used in the following explanationokf'the device.' f y Descm'ptz'on'fof the drawings-Figure 1 shows the device in part sectional elevation arranged for vertical action with the prongs withdrawn, Fig, 2 showsl the same with the prongs extended, and Fig. .3 shows the same in plan view seen from theunderside.r 4: showsv in outside elevation the bell-mouth guide, Fig. 5 the securing rplate in plan Fig.

Patented Dec.1 '7,1912.

`Application led December 8, 1911. vSerial No. 664,617.

view, Fig. 6 the disk inplan, and Fig. 7 the i,

Fig.

14 shows a modification of'the attachmentk i of the device tothe hat. Fig. 15 shows a modification of the bell-mouth and guide,

and Fig'. 16 shows in plan favmoditicationof Fig. 17

the disk to be` used with same.

shows in'sectional elevation a hat connected p to thebell-mouth bywire stays.

With reference to the drawings, a desigi nates the prongs,vpins, or wires,.by ymeans the hair ofthe wearer, b denotes theslotted .85 of whichthe device attaches'thehat or other headcovering to the head byengaging with or holed bell-mouth guide whichdirects'the movement of ythe prongs La when forced down or out, c denotesthe disk to which the inner ends of theprongs a are hinged, d denotes the`rod, tube, or the like, by which the disk @and prongs c areoperated, e denotes the plate or the like by which the device is extended to secure ythe hat'on thehead of i thewearer. ,y .v m f y With reference moreparticularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, it will be seen that the bell-mouthy bisy attachedinside the crown of the hat-by split-pins, rivets, or the like, to

ioodv the shell 'h of the hat by means of the plate y i attached to thehatf`denotes the'catchfor e locking thel devicewhen the-prongs a arey e and the plate or flange g of the bellmouth and that the rod or tube Z passes through the boss el of the plate e and carries the notched disk c to which the prongs a are hinged and from which they radiate, the ends al of the prongs a passing through the slots b1 in the bell-mouth b which is covered and padded with suitable textile material b2 to guide the prongs a and serve as a pad to enable the bell-mouth Z) to rest cornfortably on the head of the wearer. The lower end Z1 of the rod Z works loosely in the disk c so that it can be turned to lock by a pin Z2 in a bayonet catch f in the boss el of the plate c. In the normal state the device is in position as shown in Fig. 1, with the prongs withdrawn and the rod CZ with the disk in a raised position. Now, after the hat is placed on the head the rod or plunger Z is pressed down by the knob (Z3, thereby forcing down the disk and extending the prongs a so as to catch in the hair of the wearer, asshown in Figs. 2 and 8, and the device is'then locked in the extended position by turning the rod Z so that the pin (Z2 locks in the catch f. 'Io release the device the pin Z2 is disengaged and the rod d raised, thereby withdrawing the prongs a from the hair of the wearer, and the hat can then be removed.

Instead of t-he pin cl2 and joint e3, a catch such as shown in Fig. 10 can be used to lock the device; in this case a wire Z2 is hinged to the plate e, and pressing over the knob (Z3 engages with the jaw-catch f as shown.

The disk c may be formed as shown in Figs. 6, 7, S and 9, and the prongs a may be spikes as shown in Fig. 6, hair-pins as shown in Fig. 8,0r wires as shown in Fig. 9.

The rod d may be adapted to operate as a simple plunger as shown in Fig. 1, or the rod Z may be screwed and adapted to work in a female screw formed in the plate e, as shown in Fig. 11.

The disk 0 and the plate g may be attached to a spiral spring b4 and the upper end of the rod Z adapted to screw into the boss el to lock the device when in extension, as shown in Fig. 12, the spring ZJ* withdrawing the device when released. As an alternative to the spring arrangement shown in Fig. 12, a spiral spring J* may be placed under the disk c and adapted to bear against a wire or the like b5 fitted to the bell-mouth as shown in Fig. 13.

Fig. 14C shows a means for attaching the bell-mouth to the inside of a hat; in this stays bs are provided, one end of each stay being attached to the bell-mouth b, and the other end being adapted to screw into screwthreaded collars o7 attached to the shell of the hat, as shown in Fig. 14.

Fig. 15 shows in side elevation, partly in section, and Fig. 16 in plan view, an arrangement for suspending and holding the bell-mouth b by guide spindles bs from a plate g fitted inside the hat, in this case the disk `c isv provided with guide holes c2 through which the spindles 68 pass. The holes c2 are av sliding t on the spindles bs. The end of the spindle CZ is made to project through the disk and is screw-threaded to screw into a screwedboss c2, formed on the top plate of the bell-mouth b, to hold the disk c and prongs a when extended. In action the disk c works up and down on the spindles bs when operated by the spindle d.

rIhe bell-mouth Z) in all the examples may be supported by wires or the like b fixed to the side of the hat as shown in Fig. 17

The bell-mouth Z) is covered and padded with a suitable textile material b2 through which the prongs a pass, and by which such prongs c are guided as they are extended through the slots 0r holes in the bell-mouth 5,' the padding also serves to enable the device to rest comfortably on the head of the wearer.

In operation, after the hat hasbeen placed on the head of the wearer, by pressing on the knob d3, the rod Z is forced down with the disk c, and the prongs a are caused to extend radially through the slots in the bellmouth ZJ and enter the hair ofthe wearer, the device being then locked by a turn of the knob cl3, or otherwise. To release the device the knob cl3 is unlocked and raised, thereby withdrawingthe prongs fromv the hair of the wearer. The alternative action to the beforegoing is by screwing down the rod cl or the disk c, as the case may be, as hereinbefore described.

rIhe hat-securing device above described, can be made with the bell-mouth round, square, or other suitable shape, and it may be of metal, celluloid, or other suitable Inaterial. The head or knob of the device may be of any suitable size andshape, and of any valuable or suitable material, and ornamented with jewels or otherwise.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A device for holding head-coverings,com prising, in combination, a plate adapted for connection to the head-covering andv provided with a central opening; a. tubular element connected to said plate and arranged concentrically thereof, one wall of said element being provided with a series of spaced guide slots; an operating rod movable endwise through said opening and having its respective outer and inner end portions disposed exteriorly and interiorly of said element; a head secured to the outer end of said rod for actuating the same; a disksecured to the inner end of said rod; and a series of radially-disposed hair-engaging members pivoted at their inner ends to said disk and having their end port-ions projecting outwardlyV through said, slots, whereby In'testimony whereof I have hereunto set said members will be advancedradally in my hand in presence of two subscribing witv. through said opening.

unison into operativek position when said nesses.-

rod is moved inwardly through Said open? ARTHUR lTHOMAS GARDNER. ing and retracted radallyjinto inoperative Wtnessesz n position when said rod is moved outwardly ALFRED CHARLES GARDNER,

JOHN yREES WiLLIAMs.

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